| Detailed information |
| Pre-requisites |
(*)KS Einführung in die Volkswirtschaftslehre KS Marktwirtschaft und Staat
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| Original study plan |
Bachelor's programme Economics and Business 2021W |
| Objectives |
Students will be able to apply microeconomic methods to evaluate the effects of public revenue and spending programmes on economic efficiency and distribution.
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| Subject |
The course provides an analysis of the effects of activities of the public sector on economic efficiency and redistribution. It consists of two parts: the first part on public spending covers, for example, the method of cost-benefit analysis and social security; the second part on public revenue covers, for example, the economic effects of the taxation of consumption, labor income, and capital income.
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| Criteria for evaluation |
Exam and participation in class.
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| Language |
German |
| Study material |
Hindriks and Myles (2013), Intermediate Public Economics, 2nd edition, MIT Press.
Stiglitz (2015), Economics of the Public Sector, 4th edition, Norton.
Slides of the course 'Steuern und Staatsausgaben'.
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Corresponding lecture |
(*)572AECOSEKU15: IK Ökonomie des öffentlichen Sektors (3 ECTS)
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